Transgender Interview

1. How old are you ? 21

2. How old were you when you realized that you would feel

better as a man? I have never felt like a girl.

3. What makes you feel that way? I don't know why I am like

this, obviously my brain and body aren't n'sync interesting

when I had my hormone levels checked, I found out that I

have a very abnormally high amount of testosterone naturally

everyone has both estrogen and testosteron in their system

but women normally have at least three quarters of their

chemical balance as estrogen and men vice versa

4. Are you gay as well as transgendered?

I am gay. I like other gay men.

5. If so how old were you when you knew you were gay,

assuming that you are? Actually I came to terms with

being a gay man recently I still find women attractive,

mostly because I find them to be a mystery, I've never

understood femininity ie Terry Hatcher and Juila Deryfus

(elain on seinfeld) I find really hot otherwise I like men

who are around my height like 5' 4'' and the kind of gay men

who don't like fashion, the kind that will listen to Slayer

with me- I haven't really found anyone but I prefer hooking

up at the bar and not even knowing their name over a

relationship

6. What steps have you

taken in the direction of changing your gender ? Everything

is pretty much set in motion, I just need my family behind

me on this or I need to be able to support myself I will

start hormones this year and have chest reconstructive

surgery after the semester is over

7. How far will you go? Hormones and chest surgery is good

enough, I m not thinking beyond that right now, options for

lower surgery aren't great goggle "medioplasty"

or "phalloplasty" if you have the stomach for it I'd

personally go for the medioplasty just to have outer

genitals but that still costs a lot and it's not that great,

maybe they'll have something better by the time it's

reasonable for me

8. How has your choice affected your relationships? I've

always been a loner. Have some cool friends and that's enough

don't want a romantic relationship I think that's all crap

9. With family? With peers ? Family is tough and so our

peers you get the idea if you read the discussion

10. How has it affected you mentally? I'm stronger mentally

in some ways I got some nice callouses emotional shit That bothers other people doesn't